efficientadj.n.

Brit.

/ᵻˈfɪʃnt/, U.S.

/əˈfɪʃənt/,

/iˈfɪʃənt/

Etymology: < French efficient, < Latin efficient-em, present participle of efficĕre, < ex out + facere to make.

A. adj.

1. Making, causing to be; that makes (a thing) to be what it is; chiefly in connection with cause.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > [adjective] > causing

efficient1398

engendering?1552

casual1578

procuring1581

procurative1633

causal1642

effectful1669

causant1677

causing1829

ingenerative1877

1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) iii. xvii. 61 The cause efficient.

1477 T. Norton Ordinall of Alchimy i, in E. Ashmole Theatrum Chem. Britannicum (1652) 19 For cause efficient of Mettalls finde ye shall Only to be the vertue Minerall.

1575 J. Rolland Treat. Court Venus iii. f. 44^v Of this slauchter he was caus efficient.

1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. II. iv. iii. sig. Bbb By members..are shewed the efficient powers of God.

1635 J. Swan Speculum Mundi v. §2. 155 The efficient cause [of dew] is the temperate cold of the night.

1660 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. III. i. 54 Præexistent..in the Intellect of the efficient God.

1759 E. Burke Philos. Enq. Sublime & Beautiful (ed. 2) iii. §4. 174 The efficient cause of beauty.

1829 I. Taylor Nat. Hist. Enthusiasm (1867) ii. 55 The efficient will of the First Cause.

1866 Duke of Argyll Reign of Law vi. 351 This change in Mind is the efficient cause of a whole cycle of other changes.

2. Productive of effects; effective; adequately operative. Of persons: Adequately skilled.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > efficacy > [adjective]

frameeOE

goodeOE

mightyOE

vailanta1325

sicker1338

mightful1340

suffisant1340

virtuousa1387

effectivea1398

effectuala1398

worthya1398

availingc1420

effectuous?a1425

operant?a1425

substantialc1449

virtual?a1475

substantious1483

available1502

efficacious1528

energial1528

working1532

operatory1551

operatoriousa1555

stately1567

feckful1568

efficace?1572

shifty1585

operative1590

instrumental1601

efficable1607

speeding1612

effectuating1615

officious1618

availsome1619

prevailable1624

valid1651

perficient1659

affectuous1664

implemental1676

virtual1760

efficient1787

sufficient1831

slick1833

roadworthy1837

practician1863

positive1903

performant1977

1787 J. Barlow Oration July 4th 8 Without an efficient government our Independence will cease to be a blessing.

1801 R. Southey Thalaba II. xi. 289 Soon his hand Shall strike the efficient blow.

1833 I. Taylor Fanaticism v. 114 The belief of their efficient intercession in the court of heaven.

1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin II. xxxiii. 188 He was an expert and efficient workman.

B. n.

†1. ‘The cause which makes effects to be what they are’ (Johnson). Obsolete, but in 17th cent. very common.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > [noun] > types of cause

efficient cause1393

conjunct causec1400

final causec1400

meritorious cause1526

matter1570

deficient cause1581

effectrix1583

formal cause1586

material cause1586

final cause1587

conservant cause1588

efficient1593

effective1610

defective cause1624

proximate cause1641

1579 S. Gosson Schoole of Abuse f. 19^v There are more..causes in nature, then Efficientes.]

1593 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie i. xi. 80 To take away the first efficient of our being were to annihilate vtterly our persons.

1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. xx. 749/1 The abuse of Sanctuaries had beene an efficient of many troubles.

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica vii. iv. 345 Beside the solary Iris..there is another Lunary, whose efficient is the Moone.

1649 F. Roberts Clavis Bibliorum (ed. 2) 511 The Efficient or Author of it, is..God himselfe.

1722 W. Wollaston Relig. of Nature v. 67 An infinite succession of effects will require an infinite efficient, or a cause infinitely effective.

1754 J. Edwards Careful Enq. Freedom of Will iv. ix. 259 The Motion of the Sun..is not the proper Cause, Efficient or Producer of them.

1774 W. Mitford Ess. Harmony Lang. Ignorance concerning the efficients of the harmony of language.

1804 W. Mitford Inq. Princ. Harmony Lang. (ed. 2)

2. Military. An efficient soldier; esp. a volunteer adequately qualified for service.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > type of soldier generally > [noun] > fit

effective1708

efficient1864

1864 Mrq. Hartington Speech House of Commons 4 May The number of ‘efficients’ under the new system was 112,165.

1884 Manch. Examiner 17 Mar. 5/1 The number of efficients..present at inspection..[was] higher than ever before.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	efficient
释义	efficientadj.n. Brit. /ᵻˈfɪʃnt/, U.S. /əˈfɪʃənt/, /iˈfɪʃənt/ Etymology: < French efficient, < Latin efficient-em, present participle of efficĕre, < ex out + facere to make. A. adj. 1. Making, causing to be; that makes (a thing) to be what it is; chiefly in connection with cause. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > [adjective] > causing efficient1398 engendering?1552 casual1578 procuring1581 procurative1633 causal1642 effectful1669 causant1677 causing1829 ingenerative1877 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) iii. xvii. 61 The cause efficient. 1477 T. Norton Ordinall of Alchimy i, in E. Ashmole Theatrum Chem. Britannicum (1652) 19 For cause efficient of Mettalls finde ye shall Only to be the vertue Minerall. 1575 J. Rolland Treat. Court Venus iii. f. 44^v Of this slauchter he was caus efficient. 1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. II. iv. iii. sig. Bbb By members..are shewed the efficient powers of God. 1635 J. Swan Speculum Mundi v. §2. 155 The efficient cause [of dew] is the temperate cold of the night. 1660 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. III. i. 54 Præexistent..in the Intellect of the efficient God. 1759 E. Burke Philos. Enq. Sublime & Beautiful (ed. 2) iii. §4. 174 The efficient cause of beauty. 1829 I. Taylor Nat. Hist. Enthusiasm (1867) ii. 55 The efficient will of the First Cause. 1866 Duke of Argyll Reign of Law vi. 351 This change in Mind is the efficient cause of a whole cycle of other changes. 2. Productive of effects; effective; adequately operative. Of persons: Adequately skilled. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > efficacy > [adjective] frameeOE goodeOE mightyOE vailanta1325 sicker1338 mightful1340 suffisant1340 virtuousa1387 effectivea1398 effectuala1398 worthya1398 availingc1420 effectuous?a1425 operant?a1425 substantialc1449 virtual?a1475 substantious1483 available1502 efficacious1528 energial1528 working1532 operatory1551 operatoriousa1555 stately1567 feckful1568 efficace?1572 shifty1585 operative1590 instrumental1601 efficable1607 speeding1612 effectuating1615 officious1618 availsome1619 prevailable1624 valid1651 perficient1659 affectuous1664 implemental1676 virtual1760 efficient1787 sufficient1831 slick1833 roadworthy1837 practician1863 positive1903 performant1977 1787 J. Barlow Oration July 4th 8 Without an efficient government our Independence will cease to be a blessing. 1801 R. Southey Thalaba II. xi. 289 Soon his hand Shall strike the efficient blow. 1833 I. Taylor Fanaticism v. 114 The belief of their efficient intercession in the court of heaven. 1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin II. xxxiii. 188 He was an expert and efficient workman. B. n. †1. ‘The cause which makes effects to be what they are’ (Johnson). Obsolete, but in 17th cent. very common. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > [noun] > types of cause efficient cause1393 conjunct causec1400 final causec1400 meritorious cause1526 matter1570 deficient cause1581 effectrix1583 formal cause1586 material cause1586 final cause1587 conservant cause1588 efficient1593 effective1610 defective cause1624 proximate cause1641 1579 S. Gosson Schoole of Abuse f. 19^v There are more..causes in nature, then Efficientes.] 1593 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie i. xi. 80 To take away the first efficient of our being were to annihilate vtterly our persons. 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. xx. 749/1 The abuse of Sanctuaries had beene an efficient of many troubles. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica vii. iv. 345 Beside the solary Iris..there is another Lunary, whose efficient is the Moone. View more context for this quotation 1649 F. Roberts Clavis Bibliorum (ed. 2) 511 The Efficient or Author of it, is..God himselfe. 1722 W. Wollaston Relig. of Nature v. 67 An infinite succession of effects will require an infinite efficient, or a cause infinitely effective. 1754 J. Edwards Careful Enq. Freedom of Will iv. ix. 259 The Motion of the Sun..is not the proper Cause, Efficient or Producer of them. 1774 W. Mitford Ess. Harmony Lang. Ignorance concerning the efficients of the harmony of language. 1804 W. Mitford Inq. Princ. Harmony Lang. (ed. 2) 2. Military. An efficient soldier; esp. a volunteer adequately qualified for service. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > type of soldier generally > [noun] > fit effective1708 efficient1864 1864 Mrq. Hartington Speech House of Commons 4 May The number of ‘efficients’ under the new system was 112,165. 1884 Manch. Examiner 17 Mar. 5/1 The number of efficients..present at inspection..[was] higher than ever before. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1398
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